Thanksgiving Movie Review: Eli Roth's Chilling Vision of Plymouth's Night of Horror

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[{"selector":"#anim-05fb6c41-72a2-48b9-b42c-a445463d9f3f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a440e6f-130f-4b43-b479-5c068e29b246","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.08646%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-581c89bd-123f-404a-b657-49aed10ce74a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.81770811984855%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Thanksgiving often takes a backseat to Christmas in popular culture lacking dedicated movies, TV specials, or iconic tunes. Its overshadowing by Black Friday further diminishes its recognition.

Unlike Christmas, Thanksgiving lacks a plethora of horror films set around it.

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[{"selector":"#anim-2b5fdbe4-dac1-47f5-8fd4-cf600ae77957 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.869791453497927%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ea605ea-06aa-45e5-8443-dd7e51c55330","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-956e2197-4340-40ed-a292-3b837f91907a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.08646%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] There's a notable scarcity of Thanksgiving-themed horror movies with few notable exceptions like "Blood Rage."

[{"selector":"#anim-3f8d45e9-c897-4d8a-8c4a-062cf7eb7b89 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(21.874999829338595%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c11ca962-d137-491a-af42-5fe0625fb118","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7587291b-b620-4109-92bf-09937c7577b8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-109.2219%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Renowned horror filmmaker Eli Roth ventures into this sparse genre with his project titled "Thanksgiving," set in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

[{"selector":"#anim-59ced576-8196-47b3-aa10-04f7eb0f8fe9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-db694824-409f-44d1-ba2d-0536a32d7a9d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81cf667b-6e80-45ae-91a1-6ff03c61d240","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-109.51009%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In the story, the tradition of Thanksgiving clashes with the opening of a department store on the holiday night, diverging from the usual Black Friday tradition. credit@google

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The event is recorded and goes viral sparking repercussions a year later.

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